Raul A. Mondesi had the Royals’ ‘play of the year for about 7 seconds’

If you were watching from the start of the Royals’ 5-2 win at Miami on Thursday, you likely were still shaking your head about a play rookie second baseman Raul A. Mondesi made when center fielder Jarrod Dyson stole the show.

Dyson deserves all of the accolades he’s receiving today for that amazing grab, but Mondesi should get a little love, right? The first batter of the game for Miami was speedster Dee Gordon and he lined a ball up the middle. At that point,you had to think one of two things: The ball is headed for center field or that will be an infield single.